Kenia
Kenia was the 1253rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 179 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 643rd; the most babies were born in 2016 (451). Over the last ten years it has moved down 473 places. More babies were named Kenia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,253 girls, down 327 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 179girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016451 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,228babies recorded
Kenia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 12 since 1992.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,253 | 179 |
| 2020 | #926 | 279 |
| 2010 | #1,242 | 194 |
| 2000 | #996 | 213 |
| 1990 | #1,360 | 117 |
| 1980 | #1,818 | 60 |
| 1970 | #3,946 | 15 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kenia, counting every spelling?
Kenia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,170 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,253 for Kenia on its own. Together these spellings went to 185 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenia | 179 | #1,253 | 1,230 |
| Kennia | 6 | #14,075 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kenia?
179 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kenia (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kenia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kenia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kenia?
About 10,100 people born in the US named Kenia are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 27. That makes Kenia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kenia by state
How common Kenia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.2×), California (2.1×), Arizona (2.0×), Tennessee (1.9×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kenia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kenia
How popular is the name Kenia?
Kenia was the 1253rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 179 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 643rd; the most babies were born in 2016 (451). Over the last ten years it has moved down 473 places. More babies were named Kenia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kenia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kenia in the US.
Where is Kenia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kenia was most common in Texas (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.